"Man-Up" Institute Guide

About the Book

The Man-Up (Motivating Attitudes that Nurture an Understanding of your Potential Institute Guide) consists of a curriculum guide focusing on strategies and activities to enhance life skills, college and career readiness, utilizing best practices that are responsive to the needs of diverse adolescent males. Each module includes research-based best practices about the topics addressed in the module and includes a suggestive PowerPoint presentation that can be utilized for implementation of the module content. The guide also includes an educator-and-parent section with resources to extend knowledge and skills participants learn beyond the institute module session. Each module delivery format is based upon an adaptive 5E model of teaching and learning (engage, explore, explain, extend, evaluate). The guide also includes a section with sample letters, forms, and templates that can be used to customize the program for your school or organization. The institute consists of six specific modules, an “introductory session,” and a final “launching for success” session. Students will engage in reflective writing utilizing the “Man-Up” reflective journal (Purchased Separately) throughout the institute. The intent of the guide is to serve as life skills, career and college readiness, as well as a prevention-intervention program that supports the continuation of safe and drug-free schools in secondary campuses and career and college readiness preparedness focusing on, but not limited to, the following: —Increasing academic student performance —Increasing student attendance —Reducing student dropout rates —Understanding the impact of their culture within the school and community environment —Reducing school violence such as bullying, date violence, and gang violence —Building relational capacity between teacher and student and home and school —Improving self-advocacy, self-determination, and self-motivation —Increasing leadership and civic engagement The Man-Up Institute Guide is also aligned to the goals of National Initiative: My Brother’s Keeper. The Book covers the following: —Background Information —Introductory Session: Juntos for Umoja: The Commitment: Coming Together for Unity —Module 1: The Whole Me —Module 2: Aiming for Success —Module 3: The Healthy Me—“Mind-Body-Soul” —Module 4: Personal Safety Tools —Module 5: Leadership, Self-Management Responsibility, and Financial Literacy —Module 6: The Model Man: Social, Emotional, and Civic Skills —The Launch: Launch to Success—The Celebration—A Family Event

About the Author

Dr. Marva T. Dixon currently serves as the CEO, for Dixon & Associates Consulting Services LLC. She is also a retired professional educator, and has served as an elementary and middle school teacher, elementary principal, Director of General Curriculum Services for Department of Special Education, Director of Innovation, Executive Director of Innovation and Support, university adjunct professor, and an advisor to state legislators in the area of educational priorities for public schools. Dr. Dixon received a doctorate degree from the University of North Texas in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership. She received her B.A. and M. Ed. and other credentials from North Carolina Central University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Texas Woman’s University and the University of Texas at Arlington. She has specializations and certifications in special education, counseling, elementary, intermediate mathematics and ELA, mid-management and superintendent certifications. Dr. Dixon has engaged in comprehensive research projects in all aspects of school administrative operations, multicultural/diversity and cultural responsiveness, STEM initiatives, parent and family engagement, stress management, special education, college readiness, dropout recovery initiatives, African American male initiates, mentoring, academic coaching and scientifically research-based best practices. Dr. Dixon has a proven record of highly effective and innovative administrative and instructional leadership. She is a published author. Her most recent publications include The Power of the 5 Ps: What Every Educator Needs to Know and a chapter entitled, “A Parent’s Formula for Your Child’s Success: Success=Engagement in the International Best Seller, Amazing Grade – 101 Best Ways to Improve Your Grades Faster. Dr. Dixon has served on numerous national, state and regional commissions and tasks forces. She currently serves as an educational consultant, motivational and keynote speaker with numerous honors and awards. Dr. Dixon was inducted in the 2015 African-America Archives and History Program Hall of Fame Museum. Dr. Dixon has one son and four awesome grandchildren.